Harrison Ford's Ankle Injury Halts 'Star Wars' Production

Disney will close down production on "Star Wars: Episode VII" next month for a couple of weeks while Harrison Ford continues to recover from an ankle injury he sustained on set.

The actor, 71, broke his leg in early June after a piece of the spacecraft Millenium Falcon fell on him at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. Ford, who is reprising his role as Han Solo, had surgery, and less than three weeks after the incident was spotted hobbling around with a crutch.

Filming has since continued; however, movie executives have revealed that they will shut down production for two weeks in August while director J.J. Abrams reworks the shooting schedule.

Disney bosses say the film is still "on track" to complete filming this autumn and is still scheduled to hit theaters in December 2015.